Play Dragon Ball 3 - Gokuu Den (Japan) Online

Dragon Ball 3 - Gokuu Den is one of those NES RPGs that feels like stumbling into a time capsule. You start off as kid Goku, wandering through familiar Dragon Ball locations with that classic 8-bit charm—Bulma’s got her blue hair in tiny pixels, and the Kame House looks like it was drawn with love on graph paper. The battles? They’re card-based, which threw me at first, but it’s weirdly satisfying once you get the hang of picking the right moves instead of just hammering the A button.

What I love is how it captures the early, goofier days of the series—you’ll train with Roshi, hunt for Dragon Balls, and even deal with that weird monkey tail business. No super-powered laser beams here, just a slow-burn adventure where you actually have to think before jumping into fights. The music’s got that tinny NES nostalgia too, especially the overworld theme. It’s definitely rough around the edges by modern standards, but if you’ve got a soft spot for retro Dragon Ball or obscure RPGs, this one’s a trip worth taking.